Candice Nyan's celebration of life

Candice Shenique Nyan Konte was born September 12, 1986 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to the proud parents of Ebrima and Gloria Nyan.

She was the youngest of four children. Candice married Amadou M. Konte on October 31, 2017.

She is survived by her mother, Gloria Nyan, her husband, Amadou Konte, her brothers, NeKeno Hayes, Donald Hayes, Markerco Hayes, and her baby, Charlie Nyan Konte.

Candice is preceded in death by her father, Ebrima Nyan and her sister, GG Awa Nyan. Candice graduated with a masters in business administration

and marketing from the University of Texas. During this time Candice was diagnosed with Stage IV Breast Cancer. After her diagnoses her life forever changed. Candice's world may have been shaken, but she flourished by living everyday to it's fullest.

During her battle with breast cancer, Candice opened her first business in Tulsa, Oklahoma, The Pink Rose Boutique. That was where she shared her love for fashion with the community.

Soon after Candice founded a non-profit, Young Black Survivors Inc. It was her mission to save lives by providing breast cancer awareness, education, and support in her community. Candice accomplished so much while battling breast cancer.

Candice will forever be remembered as a strong loving angel to the family. Candice fought so hard to live. Her battle is now over, and she is no longer in pain. She is now resting peacefully in her father's arms.

Candice will always stay alive within our family. Her spirit is alive within all of us. Rest well Candice in love. God bless Candice and her husband, Amadou! Candice always said, " Strength is deciding to live when death is starring you in the face."! "Just Live!

In honor of Candice's legacy, Young Black Survivors will be hosting a party in October of 2018! Details soon to come!!

***Music by Omaley B Bailey*** Find The Strength

What is a foot Bath?

Who should consider a foot detox?

Most everyone, except for those with open sores or an infection on their feet, can benefit from the relaxation that a warm foot soak can provide.

That said, it isn’t necessary to purchase an expensive foot detox product.Instead, use Epsom salts, with or without a foot detox product, in a foot bath, to refresh and clean the feet.Foot soaks can be a wonderful way to relax after a hard day or to help revive circulation in the feet. They may also be beneficial if you’re experiencing athlete's foot.

What is Hyperbaric Treatment?

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, or HBOT, is a type of treatment used to speed up healing of carbon monoxide poisoning, gangrene, stubborn wounds, and infections in which tissues are starved for oxygen.

If you undergo this therapy, you will enter a special chamber to breathe in pure oxygen in air pressure levels 1.5 to 3 times higher than average. The goal is to fill the blood with enough oxygen to repair tissues and restore normal body function.

Facts about hyperbaric oxygen therapy

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy was first used in the U.S. in the early 20th century. This was when Orville Cunningham used pure oxygen to successfully treat someone dying from the flu. He developed a hyperbaric chamber, but dismantled it after his use of the therapy for other conditions failed.

The therapy was tried again in the 1940s when the U.S. Navy used hyperbaric oxygen to treat deep-sea divers who had decompression sickness. By the 1960s, the therapy was also used to combat carbon monoxide poisoning.

Today, it's still used to treat sick scuba divers and people suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning, including firefighters and miners. It has also been approved for more than a dozen conditions ranging from burns to bone disease:

• Carbon monoxide poisoning

• Cyanide poisoning

• Crush injuries

• Gas gangrene (a form of gangrene in which gas collects in tissues)

• Decompression sickness

• Acute or traumatic inadequate blood flow in the arteries

• Compromised skin grafts and flaps

• Infection in a bone (osteomyelitis)

• Delayed radiation injury

• Flesh-eating disease (also called necrotizing soft tissue infection)

• Air or gas bubble trapped in a blood vessel (air or gas embolism)

• Chronic infection called actinomycosis

• Diabetic wounds that are not healing properly

John Hopkins Medicine (Source)